Eating Disorders

What are they

• Anorexia - a lack or loss of appetite for food (as a medical condition).

• Bulimia - an emotional disorderinvolving distortion of body image and an obsessive desire to lose weight, in which bouts of extreme overeating are followed by depression and self-induced vomiting, purging, or fasting. Also calledbinge-purge syndrome .

• Over eating - generally refers to the long-term consumption of excess foodin relation to the energy that an organism expends (or expels via excretion), leading to weight gain and often obesity.

Facts about them

• Anorexia Nervosa - This eating disorder is one in which a person either eats very little or nothing at all. Typically, those with this disorder are very thin and approximately 15% or more below the normal body weight for their specific height.
• Bulimia Nervosa - People with bulimia typically binge eat and then purge what they have just eaten. Binge eating is when you consume an uncomfortable amount of food, often leaving a very sick feeling, and purging is a form of self-induced vomiting. Sometimes this vomiting is done through the use of diuretics, laxatives, or excessive exercise. Those with bulimia typically maintain a normal weight.
• Binge Eating/Compulsive Overeating - Binge eating is a disorder in which someone consumes an excessive amount of food in a typically short period of time. Most people with this disorder are obese and have a history of depression. Also, unlike those with bulimia, compulsive eaters do not purge their food.

Places that can help

• Individualized treatment by a multi-disciplinary team of eating and anxiety disorder professionals.

• Our treatment programs are located in peaceful, non-institutionalized settings, far from the stress of everyday life.

• In addition to individual and group sessions, each patient participates in innovative therapies such as art, equine, body image and challenge course.